Guest guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 wonderful news steve -- congratulations Pink Joyce R (IPF 3/06) IFA 5/09 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 Inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Milestone Reached!To: Breathe-Support Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 11:01 PM Today, one day before the second anniversary of my diagnosis of IPF, I finally reached the milestone that I have been working toward. At the official weigh-in for my HealthFast class (the physician supervised, liquid diet I am on), I weighed in at 279.0 lbs - 1 lb. BELOW the upper threshhold for my height, set by the Transplant Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Bottom line...if I am still below that threshhold at my next appt., on Oct. 14th, I will be activated on the transplant list!!Not only that, but, I got to add real food back to my diet!!! lol After 4 weeks of liquid shakes only, I had lost 19 pounds. For the past week, I have been allowed one cup of cooked green or wax beans for supper, and I lost 5.9 lbs. Tonight, I got to have some chicken breast and a serving of asparagus. For the next week, I can add chicken breast, turkey breast, fish or shellfish for a protein. I have also been able to add some additional veggies. The plan is to keep losing weight if at all possible, so I can get down to a more reasonable weight - the more weight I can lose before transplant, the more it will help the recovery. But again...the bottom line is that after all this time, I can now see the finish line! Exciting...but scary at the same time...A huge thank you to all of my Facebook friends from here on the support group...you have been a great source of support and inspiration as I have worked thru this weight loss thing!!!!!!Steve aka...Knip UIP/IPF 9/07 VATS 12/0757 Plymouth, NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Congratulations Steve! Keep up the good work. PJ in OH, 54, IPF '09, Sjogren's '95 Milestone Reached! Today, one day before the second anniversary of my diagnosis of IPF, I finally reached the milestone that I have been working toward. At the official weigh-in for my HealthFast class (the physician supervised, liquid diet I am on), I weighed in at 279.0 lbs - 1 lb. BELOW the upper threshhold for my height, set by the Transplant Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Bottom line...if I am still below that threshhold at my next appt., on Oct. 14th, I will be activated on the transplant list!!Not only that, but, I got to add real food back to my diet!!! lol After 4 weeks of liquid shakes only, I had lost 19 pounds. For the past week, I have been allowed one cup of cooked green or wax beans for supper, and I lost 5.9 lbs. Tonight, I got to have some chicken breast and a serving of asparagus. For the next week, I can add chicken breast, turkey breast, fish or shellfish for a protein. I have also been able to add some additional veggies. The plan is to keep losing weight if at all possible, so I can get down to a more reasonable weight - the more weight I can lose before transplant, the more it will help the recovery. But again...the bottom line is that after all this time, I can now see the finish line! Exciting...but scary at the same time...A huge thank you to all of my Facebook friends from here on the support group...you have been a great source of support and inspiration as I have worked thru this weight loss thing!!!!!!Steve aka...Knip UIP/IPF 9/07 VATS 12/0757 Plymouth, NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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